Tags: Airport News

Kuala Lumpur airport chooses innovative R&S Series5200 ATC radio from Rohde & Schwarz as auxiliary radio

R&S Series5200 ATC radio from to provide Kuala Lumpur airport with reliable communications. (Image: Rohde & Schwarz) Latest R&S Series5200 ATC radios from Rohde & Schwarz to provide Kuala Lumpur airport with reliable communications and the highest level of security in case of emergencies. Rohde & Schwarz, together a local aviation company, has won a […]

SEKO Logistics Scales Growth Capacity in Southern California with New LAX Campus

SEKO Logistics has opened the latest facility in its LAX Campus close to the Port of Long Beach and Los Angeles International Airport, increasing its total footprint in southern California to over one million square feet. The new Class A building is one of two new facilities adding over 300,000 sq ft of additional warehouse […]

ISAVIA Revives Campaign to Attract & Support Aircraft at Akureyri & Egilsstadir Icelandic Regional Airports

As the pandemic wanes and travel recommences, ISAVIA, the Iceland Airport Authority, has revived its campaign to attract and support aircraft utilising the regional airports of Akureyri (AEY) in the north, and Egilsstaðir (EGS) in East Iceland. The campaign will see the Icelandic route development fund offer a range of grants, subsidies and discounts to […]

Southwest Florida International Airport Terminal Expansion Project to Commence this Month

The Lee County Board of Port Commissioners authorized the construction and total budget for the Terminal Expansion Project at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) at a Board meeting held today, Sept. 21, 2021. The $331-million project focuses on improving the airport’s efficiency by consolidating and streamlining security checkpoints, adding concession space and providing passengers more […]

Heathrow urges Ministers to announce a Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate at COP26 to cut aviation emissions

>Passenger numbers remained at just under 40% of pre-pandemic levels in September, whilst EU rivals enjoyed stronger resurgence over summer. North American traffic is only 25% of 2019 levels. Cargo, which is carried in the hold of passenger planes, was close to 8% down by volume on 2019, reflecting the way in which travel restrictions […]

Gatwick proposing to cap aircraft noise – and a more generous Noise Insulation Scheme – if Northern Runway plan is successful

Gatwick is proposing to set a cap (known as an ‘envelope’) on aircraft noise if its Northern Runway is brought into routine use – with the noise limit tightened further as flight numbers grow – to act as an incentive for airlines to increase the number of quieter aircraft they use at the airport.      […]

Newark Airport Reopens Key Runway Ahead of Schedule Following Major Renovation Project

Revamped, Repaved 4R-22L Runway Features Modernized Electrical Lighting, Infrastructure Enhancements and New Signage Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened one of its major runways after a three-month closure to repave the surface and add key upgrades. With the reopening, all airport runways are again operational during peak hours while auxiliary work, including taxiway and lighting […]

AVOLON to Become Major Player in the Global Air Cargo Market

Avolon to partner with IAI, world’s leading independent freighter conversion company, as launch customer for the IAI A330-300 P2F cargo conversion programme Avolon commits to 30 Airbus A330-300 P2F conversion slots between 2025 and 2028 Air cargo revenues forecasted to be over US$150 billion in 2021 with traffic expected to double over next 20 years […]

Air Mauritius secures funding to meet growing demand as Mauritius re-opens international borders

Air Mauritius has exited voluntary administration and is increasing flight capacity to cater for travellers from all over the world who are planning to visit the Indian Ocean paradise island for work and pleasure.   The government of the Republic of Mauritius is injecting Rs12 billion (US$280million) into Air Mauritius via a loan to provide […]

Korean Air becomes first major global airline to go all-in on AWS Cloud

Korean Air has completed the migration of its entire IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services Korea LLC (AWS), which comes three years after announcing its plans for cloud migration in November 2018. Korean Air is the first global full service carrier to complete an all-in migration to AWS. The airline will use AWS cloud capabilities […]